The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-15

TROUBLE has arisen between England
and Venezuela and England Il conccn.
trating naval and military forces In the
port Of Caracas, tho Venezuelan capital
FRANK KERNnn. who chokcd his wife 70
death and was convicted Of murder In the
second degree - Reading. Pa. was sen
fenced on the 9Th, BY Judge Ermentrout
20 twelve years separate and solitary con-
nucment a hard labor In tho Borks Coun-
" prison.
JoaS H. BARRox. president OF the Now
Hampshire Cattle Company. aud prcmi-
ncnt citizen, shot himself at the ONCE Of
the corporation IN Como ord on the lth. He
was alive at last accounts, but there was
slight hope Of his recovery. He 10 sup-
posed 70 have been temporarily insane.
Az unknown largo two-masted schooner
ran between Nantucket and Hyannis dur
ing the storm on the "a and sunk, only the
mastheads being visible from the shore
a boat was sent 70 her rescue on the eth,
but the vessels crew were not found and
arc supposed to have been lost.
A LARGE quantity Of dynamite used for
blasting, and stored in frame shanty on
the outskirts Of Reading, Pa, exploded on
the eth Andrew Lueti had both legs
blown on and will die. Two others,
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fearfullv injured. one having his body
hurt The cause OF the explosion il IN
known
GENERAL w. p. EpoAxrox, formerly
chief postal Inspector az st Louis and AZ
forwards transferred TO Boston, from
which point he was recently m owed to the
Pennsylvania division has resigned.
Two freight trains were badly wrecked
in . collision IT Bolivar. Pa, on the Penn
sylvania railroad on the 4th. Two cars OF
cotton caught fre and were entirely con-
sumed.
TaE boiler in George Crawford saw
mill on the river bank below Mill Crock,
o., exploded on the lth. II was thrown
high In the air and falling crushed .
shanty boat In the river, instantly killing
Mrs.. Lizzie Grant Her husband and her
mother-in-law were but few feet away.
but were unframed. James King, JeR
Lewis Edrct and Matthew
Asher, employees Of the mill, were al
slightly hurt
CAPTAIN ANERrx, Of the Montgomery
(Ala) Grays, has received notice from
the Atlanta (Ga) Rifles that they have
from the National drill at
Washington. The decision was unani-
nous.
In the municipal election in ST. Louis on
the 5th the honors were nearly equally d.
vided. The Republicans elected i've and
the Democrats two members Of the
Council, and for the House sixteen Demo-
Gratis and twelve Republicans were
elected.
NINETEEN lives were lost BY coal
nine explosion 1t Savanna, !. T., on the
9Th.
The only State election in Wisconsin
was for associate justice Of the Supreme
Court Harlow 8. orion. Dem, was re-
,lected without opposition.
The election in Chicago on the 5th re-
suited In the election Of the entire Re
publican ticket with one exception.
2oche's majority for mayor is q, al.
FIVE negroes were lynched by q mob at
Torkville, s. c., on the 5th.
Six men were horribly burned on the 5th
~ an explosion Of molten metal at Pitts
,urgh. Pa
The expulsion Of Frenchmen from
Alsace Lorraine continues
The ne " Austrian Minister was oflicIally
presented to the President at Washington
IN the 5th.
THE British steamer Carmona is given
up at New York as lost, with nearly forty
seamen on board
Mrcu ill-feeling exists in the French
senate. Imperialists have been left on
'evenue committees, and claim IT was
lone to prevent exposure Of Republican
rauds.
The Missouri Pacific round-housc at
omaha, Neb., was burned on the 5th.
FOUR locomotives were destroyed
INVESTIGATION Of the failure OF the MARI
lime Bank Of New Brunswick show that
mall boys were used a. indorsers OF pa
Yer obligations in carrying out the extern
i've bank swindles.
President CLEVELAND has refused TO
pardon Patrick Mccarthy, convicted OF
murder at Fort Smith, Ark, and he will
nave 70 hang.
REPoRrs recently sent out from Wash
ngton TO the effect that IL was definitely
decided 70 call an extra session Of Con-
yress are pronounced untrue.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
;ided that National bank repositories are
not required TO redeem trade dollars I'M
Ter the recent act
Tine Philadelphia police have received
positive Instructions to see that the Sun
lay and other moral reform laws are
~ t%t4N EMlNtlCu.
THE Belgian Chamber OF Deputies has
passed, by q vote Of 80 to 2, the bill pcr-
hitting the Free Congo state TO ISSUE .
ottery loan to the amount Of 100000 200
'rancs.
The Spanish Consul at Hong Kong has
-oused up the German ire. He attended a
banquet and expressed the hope that
France would soon have brilliant re-
5enge Now the German oficial organ
serves notice that Spain will hear from
TUESDAY, the 5th being tho thirtieth an
1iversary Of the birth Of Prince Alexan-
Ter OF Battenberg, every town In Bull
zaris and every branch Of the Patriotic
league sent congratulations to him.
QuEES VICTORIA left Cannes FOR AK
on the evening Of the 5th.
There was an immense crowd It the rail-
vav station TO witness her departure.
The English and French squadrons lying
y Cannes were illuminated In honor OF
he Queen.
Patrick MCNAMARA. . coal HEAVIER, sur
'cndered himself ct Jersey City, N. j.. on
no 9TH, contrasting that he had killed
Big Jack" Murray, the peddlcr, whose
icath was previously reported. McNamars
'laims TO have acted In self-defense.
The Prcsldcnt has appointed the follow
ng Government directors Of the Union